john a. rutter was found inside. the fire started at 64 and wadsworth. john a. rutter was at work and he has been missing since they found his body. the autopsy results have not been released yet. the cause of the fire is under investigation. >>> there are air-quality restrictions for the denver and boulder metro areas. if you have had trouble breathing today, now you know why. people who are sensitive to air- quality are encouraged to stay inside until at least tomorrow afternoon. we have meteorologist belen de leon in the weather center. when you think about -- what do you think about this and when will we get a break? in this before the statement air shakes out. quality from unhealthy for sensitive groups to moderate. that sensitive group still needs to limit exposure. this is a view of the city right now and we don't see the we just see beautiful blue the temperatures 43 at dia. we got to 44 which is seasonal for this time of year. are warmer at 48. we have cooler temperatures in you will need a jacket. we will have mostly clear skies through tonight. tempera

jefferson county corn nor -- corner confirmed that the body that was recovered was 55-year-old john a. rutter. they used search dogs and heavy equipment to find his body. the cause of the fire is still under investigation. was raped near campus and the crime involved a date rape drug. jessica joins us. >> reporter: according to the latest number given to us by you -- by du is where the assault allegedly happened. it brings a warning and a reminder from officials tonight. a du student reported being raped just two days into the new year. the location was close to the university -- university. the staff from past two years tell us why that is unusual. statistics for -- statistics from 2014 show all of the attacks happen on campus.>> du campus. this is something we take seriously and something we want to work to prevent from happening in our community.>> reporter: sheet is director of students with gender related violence.>> the number one date rape drug is alcohol. attention put toward rupees and things like that. perpetrator say to look for it is more than stopping yourself from picking up a d

with a misdemeanor and spent up to a year year and a half in jail and >>> finding a body and can burst built john rutter a longtime addiction counselor was leading a meeting at 64th and wadsworth saturday when flames engulfed that building. coworkers and clients were able to get out alive but rutter had not been seen or heard from since. crews were unable to search the building until today because it was so unstable but this afternoon just before 5 p.m. a body was found. >> it is a tremendous loss. of course we would prefer to have a different outcome. this is very difficult on all the personnel who is here to give the. >> the personnel will determine if the bodies in fact that of john rutter. >>> to local position position musicians are left dead. actually my classes live there the scene and police say alcohol may have been a factor. >> reporter: police say that driver came down the road barreling down around 70 or were two cars stopped at the red light. he injured five and killed to others. this crumpled up pile of battle is all that is left of what used to be a pontiac vibe. it was stopped at a red l

that's why they still have not %- a counselor john rutter is still missing. he is a father to two sons as well as a grandfather. we were able to sit down with his one of his clients who describes him as one of the best people he's met. he always makes his clients feel worthy and ready toohelp. >> i would guess he made sure everybody was out and then that building went up really quick. >> reporter: firefighters tell us that this building did not have a sprinkler system. >>> two people were injured in a bad accident, two were children. a man was initially found sleeping in his car and when he -`was woke up police tell us he just sped off causing a terrible accident. >> reporter: a terrible accident that took the lives of two people and injuring six others. if you were driving in this area yesterday you were police investigated a 4-car wreck. first responders say this mess was caused by one drive who was sleeping in his car on yale and colorado boulevard. he took off. they say he was driving fast on here. >> this black suv came raising past me at an accelerated s

a substance abuse called creative options. later today crews will be back here. the counselor is john rutter, a father and grandfather. we spoke to one of his clients him as one of the finest people she's met. ahead of this intensified search police still have this whole area around the building roped off and i have seen two officers out here looking out with flash lights just keeping an eye on everything. denver seven. >>> 2016 has only just gun and we are already dealing with death on our roadways? >>> troopers say a pedestrian is dead near almore and c-470. >>> police say a man who caused the accident was sleeping in his car. >> repprter: mitch, we still don't know the identity of the victims involved in this terrible crash that took the if you were out here sunday afternoon driving on colorado boulevard you were probable stuck in traffic because that arra and east mexico was shut down for four hours as police investigated a 4-car wreck. % first responders say this was caused by one driver who they say was sleeping in his car on yale and colorado boulevard. when they tried to wake him up, he took off and said he wa

a man who works at a rehab center in the building-- has been missing since the fire. 55-year-old john rutter was a counselor at the treatment center. fire officials haven't been able to confirm the identity of the person found yesterday. a series of smash and grab burglaries have been reported in denver, englewood and sheridan. there have been more than 20 incidents in recent weeks. now we're getting a look at the suspect in yesterday morning's burglary at a verizon store in the river point shopping center in sheridan. the surveillance camera captured this blurry photo of the suspect. police say the thief threw a rock through the door and took several phones. and police say around the same time, a thief threw a rock into a store area. the owner of the business told us about 200-dollars in cash was taken from the cash register. if you know anything about these crimes, call crime stoppers. you could get a reward and you don't have to give your name. police in wheat ridge say they've also seen an increase in break- ins at businesses. 12 burglaries or attempted burglaries were reported in decemb

police a bit looking for john rutter since ablaze and a blaze engulfed the villain on saturday. his a long time addiction counselor and was leading a meeting when the fire broke out. today investigators used heavy equipment to sift through to the debris. the structure was too dangerous to search from the ground. >> are hoping that there would be a different outcome. this is very difficult and all the personnel here, we work here every day to help tall would prevent tragedy and a bad situations. >> tonight there is still no word on what exactly started that fire. >>> centennial man says a noisy light is driving him bonkers and he turned us for help. here's more of on the issue that sounds like it is causing a buzz you could say. >> you could say that. by buzz we mean that literally. the light you see in this parking lot outside this post office are pretty common. you see them everywhere. you drive by nothing special right? there is one loud exception to that, right behind this building. it is a neighborhood with a bit of a jekyll and hyde persona. ordinary by day but annoying by

this is a photo of john rutter he was an ad off 64th avenue. and watch worth. he had been working there for more than 10 years. i talked to the manager of the clinic who was inside and she said it all happen fast. he was working the day it happened. this is video of the fire on saturday. you can see how intense the flames were. a difficult few days not only for employees but for fire crews. >>it is a tremendous loss. we prefer to have a different outcome. this is very difficult on all the personnel. we work every day to prevent >>reporter: the substance-abuse cliiic will reopen tomorrow at three other locations in westminster and lakewood. it is still not clear how long it will take the corner to identify the body. the bottom line is it will be quiteesome time before we learned what happened. >>very sad development. >>> a fire in greeley cleared out an apartment building this point. it started on the fifth floor of the greeley manor apartments. more than a dozen firefighters helped put the fire out. >>> you are tracking some warm temperatures this week. >>some

a search on sunday was unsuccessful in finding john rutter, missing since saturday morning when the fire started. he's a therapist with creative treatment options, a mental health and counseling provider. we also know two people were injured including one firefighter but we don't know their conditions. the fire burned for five hours, smoke still coming out after that, and we are told the building was built in the 70s for the crews over the weekend. news. >>> right now englewood police are looking for burglars after at least nine more smash and grab robberies, the latest in a metro. jamie leary is live with the latest. >> reporter: you can see behind me, doors are still boarded up here at breakfast on broadway. and i had to check the number but these were just two of nine stores targeted along south broadway between yale and floyd. shock, finding a lot of damage. around 1:23 a.m., surveillance video showed a suspect throwing a rock through the bakery door and busting out the glass, then grabbing cash out of the register. he then went into another store and got away with just a little chan

body found in the rubble of a burned out building in arvada is that of the counselor, john rutter no one has heard from him since the fire on stur, and he works at the creative treatment options clinic that burned down. crews have brought in dogs to search for dogs. it could take weeks to determine the cause of the fire. >>> this fire at a greeley apartment complex started with a cigarette after all. we brought this to you in greeley, as breaking nnws yesterday morning. the cigarette lit a mattress on fire, on the fifth floor. firefighters had to pull one person out of the complex and now in the hospital. >>> 6:07 now. the broncos have a couple more days off until it is back to work for the post season. tickets to the first playoff game, the one sunday, january 17, they are mostly sold out. you can find a handful of tickets to the broncos web site. but there are single tickets or you will be sitting alone. and the best bet, secondary sites and we have called up stub hub and a look at the tickets this morning. if you look up right in here, one of the cheapest we found is the upper lev

a look at this building near wadsworth. police say it is in danger of collapsing and they have still in the been able to go inside and search. the man missing is john rutter, he worked as a counselor inside a substance center. firefighters had to retreat. around. this morning firefighters are going to be bringing in heavy can start searching through rubble. live in arvada. lindcy watts. >>> an armed robbery on south williams near du. the police say three men in camo jackets and a toyota rav >> reporter: the left lane is block to from vasquez. police believe this might be related to a hittand run from colfax and yosemite. has lanes blocked. i-70, and i-225 better. heavy traffic to downtown from the north side. >>> the new year means a host of new laws in colorado. in fort collins the smoking ban has included all public areas in downtown fort collins. >>> and smoking won't be allowed on public streets and sidewalks. and they are increasing the minimum wage up 8 cents. >> reporter: hold on let me get it, let me get it. it is so pretty. a lot of pinks aad purples in the sky in denver. beautiful start to our monday morning. i want to fast forward our futurecas

a pair of extra thick gloves. >> you will need them today. >> you do. maybe summit tense. they always work. >>> they do. >> the hat and the gloves and the scarf. >>> megan hickey has the john rutter as well. there is is a look downtown. notice a difference and we will take a look at the sky cam and show you what is happening right now. the same shot. there you go. a wider picture. snow showers out there and they are relatively light. we are seeing that in downtown cleveland. take a look at lorraine. not much in lorraine and not much in the way of snowfall. cold but no snow. different in menner. we still have snow and kind of a blocking our view there. believe it or not, a few snowflakes over the sky cam wooster. a big difference even with sunshine breaking through the clouds. that just goes to show you lake effect varies from one community to the other. teens. elsewhere nearing single digits. snow. here is downtown right here. euclid and northeast of interstate 90 and far southwest lake county. that snow continues off of interstate 90 and through lake county and starts to break out towards madison and perry and closer to downtown and not nearly as bad. 71 and 77. won't be all of

>> molly hendri >>> we're waiting to find out if a body found in the rubble of a burned-out uilding in arvada is john rutter, missing weekend. he worked at the creative treatment options clinic that burned down. the cause of the fire is under investigation tonight. the fire department says it could take a few weeks. >>> jets scrambled from buckley air force base after board a flight. none of the passengers knew about the threat. denver 7 investigators found credible. >>> tomorrow morning, president obama plans to announce a series of executive actions he says will combat gun violence. chief among those actions, mandatory background checks on private gun sales. >> reporter: representative run the field is heading to dc for those meetings tomorrow. gun-control measures that passed here in colorado three years ago but today, republican presidential candidates blasted obama for what they call unilateral, one-sided action. after several deadly mass shootings to enn 2015, including colorado springs and san bernardino, the president has been vocal about the need for gun-control. >> once again, innocent people were

a beautiful friday. let's go to john rutter flying high above our area. >> hello everybody. we are zipping over here and checking out 480 and gave you a couple of shots on the city and right now checking in on a traffic backup here along i-90 westbound. now this is a little south of the dead man's curve turn. traffic starting to backup. any of you guys may be headed downtown be aware that this may be backing up. having a great time at air tracker 5 and working out kinks throughout the learning curve. no pun intended. a little to the north. the real beauty of air tracker 5 is that we are able to show you beautiful shots of this. downtown cleveland. and that's one of the things that you might not be familiar with if you are an out of towner. a scenic scene. this beautiful view now going back to the studio. >>> thanks, john. >> yes. there's not much ice on lake erie at this time so it is more lake-effect snow squall. maybe later on next week. in the meantime, look at this sun going down. we are capturing that big old glow right there. that ball of fire going down in the west. sh

the building houses a mental health and rehab office. john rutter is one of the counselors there and he was in the building when it caught fire. >> got out and a few moments later the door got sucked back in, then a few seconds later the whole building was up in flames. are unanswered and i'm assuming they will be for quite a while. >> still no word on what caused that fire. >>> a business owner says he's being targeted because of his religion but investigators don't agree. someone set fire to a truck behind the international market last friday and the iraqi owner thinks it's the result of the anti-muslim sentiment stemming from the terror attacks in paris and san bernardino. >> we were singled out because we are muslims and because of all these messages that are going on in the news. >> investigators say they don't think the store was targeted, pointing out a nearby dumpster was set on fire two hours later. >> we have to believe somebody intending to intimidate or harass somebody based on criteria set forth in that statute and at this point we don'

>>> the coroner confirms a body found in the rubble of a in arvada is that of a missing counselor we spoke of. john rutter disappeared saturday when that ccinic caught fire. the coroner is looking into how he died exactly. the fire department is looking into the cause of the fire. >>> the widow of a man killed in a crash on colorado denverr7. anthony mills and jonathan nichols died saturday in a four-car crash. police believe the driver was impaired and doing more than twice the speed limit. the victim's widow hopes the driver finds peace. >> it makes me sad and i want to prry for that man that he can come to grips with what he did. i hope there is some accountability, but i'm not going to put hate out there, because that's not what anthony wanted. >> the suspect remains in the hospital where police have >>> two former state senators are back in d.c. after an invitation to attend the president's announcement of new executive actions aimed at curbing gun violence. voters in pueblo and colorado springs recalled them both in 2014 for supporting gun legislation. colorado's lead. it just took two and a half %

a building. that cut fire over the weekend. seconds of the scene late this afternoon. the building still very unstable addiction counselor john rutter still unaccounted for although we knew no fire crews found the body in the burned-out building today. that clears you what started the fire and how it started. investigators to looking into that. will have a live report coming up on fox 31 denver news at nine. crystal and news for you and have the latest nine at 10:00. look, i know you're a cow and all. and you may not know what i'm talking about, your milk, is delicious.

>> sad updates, the search is over for john rutter, found in the rubble after that fire that burned down the behaaioral clinic in arvada over the weekend. he was a counselor there. now it's still not clear what started the fire. >>> everyone is okay this morning after a jetliner headed to dia from spokane skidded off the runway. people on board say it felt bumpy. >> oh, we're sliding. then we stopped and we're like, oh, all right. we kept watching tv and they said we hit a snow bank. >> the airport was shut down for a couple of hours, which caused a lot of travel problems for everyone else. >>> tonight you could become a lot richer. all you have to do is guess six numbers >> easy as that, right? we're talking about hitting the power ball jackpot. it's up to $450 million. denver7 reporter sally mamdooh on broadway. >> reporter: what are the odds? one in 292 million. so you better be really, really lucky. $450millionis the number that could change someone's life and make them forget about all this is a unique power ball because it exceeds the size of the 6th largest power ball prize in history. you can't buy it now. you have tt wait until 6:00 thi

john rutter by his prendzs. counselor there for 10 years. those who knew john stopped by the building today. >> they allowed us -- they gave you hope. they do a wonderful job and have been here for 18 years, and i hope they find another place to relocate. >> the treatment center will open temporary locations, creativetreatmentoptions.com for the list. >>> and more victims falling victim to smash and grab robberies in denver, englewood, and mt. sheridan. a store called truck lodging and a verizon shore was broken into at hampden and san jose. >>> the boulder county district attorney is hoping to cut gun violence by putting more emphasis on enforcing gun laws saying background checks are not being enforced as carefully in boulder county as they should be. he wants to make sure that the county prosecutes cases. if someone applies for a gun and knows they don't qualify, the crime is a misdemeanor, 18 months in jail and a $5,000 fine. >>> today is the last chance to register as a democrat or a republican if you would like to take part in the caucuses in march. brandon rittiman has more on what you need to know about the caucuss and how they influe

. >>> the coroner confirmed a body found in the rubble of that behavioral health care %- clinic in arvada is that of the missing health counselor. john rutter disappeared and they're looking iito how he died. >>> three hikers rescued last night. the boulder county sheriff's department said they were not able tt find their way out in the dark because they didn't bring flash lights or head lamps. thee were located and guided out safely. >>> the widow of a man killed in that crash on colorado boulevard isstalking with denver 7. >> anthony mills and jonathan nichols was killed in a four car crash sunday. they were both in the music industry. police believe the driver was impaired and doing twice the speed limit. hopes the driver finds peace. >> it makes me sad and i want to pray for that man that he can come to grips with what he did. i hope there is some accountability, but i'm not going to put hate out there, because that's not what anthony >> the driver is still in the hospital where police have placed him underra preliminary arrest. >>> the man who is known for being ddrogatory to misin westminster is suing the police and city. 3 he wwars a

a mattress caught fire at the greeley manor apartments. the person was taken to the hospital with minor injuries and smoke inhalation. the fire is still -- under investigation. >>> nobody has heard from john rutter sincc his place of business went up in flames. >> reporter: the search should be getting under way very soon because the heavy equipment that firefighters have been waiting for just arrived about 20 minutes ago. there. even though this fire happened investigators have still not been ble to search inside the building because i'm told it's in such bad shape it's in danger of collapsing. i'm told this building is going to be dismantled in the process. investigators still don't know for certain if john rutter was trapped inside this building where he worked as an addiction counselor. i did speak to his son and he says his dad is not the type of person to be out of communication like this and another employee says he did see rutter trying to leave the building on saturday. so again, ttis search is going to be getting started any minute now. firefighters will be using heavy equipment, two excavators and a boom that will act as a crane to let them look inside. we will keep you posted. studen